Mission or Goal of Unit:

Provide Consultation Liaison services in the VCUHealth System and teaching to trainees, and Health system medical providers.

Chief Purpose of this position: 

Provide consultation liaison services withindesignated VCU Health System programs, particularly in the area of BariatricSurgery. Provide teaching and supervision in the Health Psychology Postdoctoraland Psychiatry residency programs.

Position Responsibilities: 

1. Clinical- Areasof concentration include therapy and surgical evaluations with patients in a weightloss surgery program, general clinics in the Department and other clinics asassigned; supervision of psychology graduate students providing direct patientcare in Primary care clinics. 

2. Teaching- Supervision of a health psychologypost-doctoral fellow and doctoral level psychology students and teaching othertrainees (including psychiatry residents, graduate program practicum students,undergraduate psychology students).

3. Service- Assistin training within the health psychology postdoctoral fellowship; service onappropriate committees of the department, university, and health system.Provide national and local leadership, advocacy, and public education/publicpolicy guidance related to health behaviors research.

Required Qualifications: 

• Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from an APA accredited program, advanced training and experience in clinical health psychology, licensed or license eligible in the Commonwealth of Virginia

• Experience completing Bariatric Surgical Evaluations

• Experience in a broad range of behavioral health interventions to include but not limited to transplant, weight loss, primary care, geriatric, cancer, and other settings.

• Demonstrated experience in multidisciplinary research collaborations developing approaches to challenging behavioral problems related to health psychology.

• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• APA accredited postdoctoral fellowship in Clinical Health Psychology.

Application Process:
To apply, please include a diversity statement, letter of interest and CV. 

Position Type: MCVP
Full time equivalent: 1.0
Tenure: Ineligible
Rank: Open
Months: 12
Department:Psychiatry/ School of Medicine

Salary: commensurate with experience

ORP Eligibility: No

Contact Information:
Contact Name: Tammy Beltz
Contact Email: tammy.beltz@vcuhealth.org
Contact Phone: 804-827-0058